Whether or not players for the Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds and other Western Hockey League (WHL) junior teams should be paid minimum wages has turned into a hot topic before the state Legislature.
Water managers have begun slowly filling the reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam at the headwaters of the Green River.
Longtime King County leader and former journalist John Wilson announced his candidacy for King County Assessor.
Kent Police arrested a 20-year-old Lakewood man for investigation of reckless driving after he reportedly raced another car at a high rate of speed during illegal street races.
The Seattle Thunderbirds and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska (RMHC) raised $190,000 for the charity at the 17th annual Hockey Challenge at the ShoWare Center last Saturday.
A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
Highly acclaimed Las Vegas entertainer Larry G. Jones will perform on Thursday, March 19 as part of the Kent Place series at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Kent Emergency Management is accepting applications for the spring Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program.
Dana Ralph plans to run for a second term as she wants to continue what she's helped accomplish as a Kent City Council member.
The Sierra Club and Rainier Audubon Society – in coordination with King County Parks – hosts a habitat restoration event at Soos Creek Park on March 7 from 10 a,m. to 2 p.m.
A Kent house fire displaced five people early Sunday in the 25400 block of 29th Avenue South.
Roberts Lipsbergs had two goal and added two assists as the Seattle Thunderbirds routed the Everett Silvertips 7-0 in a Western Hockey League game Saturday night at the ShoWare Center.
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime Friday night.
Goalie Ryan Gilchrist has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Seattle Thunderbirds, team general manager Russ Farwell announced today.
A thriving recreational marijuana store sits along Pacific Highway South as close as possible to the city of Kent, where such businesses are banned.
Business and civic leaders from Kent visited Olympia on Thursday to advocate for the city's priorities and meet with Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, who represents Kent in the 45th Legislative District.
Bailey Stober hopes his third race might finally get him a seat on the Kent City Council.
Live music returns to the Kent Senior Center on Saturday with Don Gardner's new Take 7 Little Big Band playing swing favorites and instrumentals and featuring delightful singer Robin Dalynn.
Kent Police are asking for the public's help to identify a robbery suspect who forcefully snatched a purse from a woman at the intersection of Veterans Drive and Riverview Boulevard South on the West Hill.
Kent is ranked 17th among 2015's Cities with the Most and Least Ethno-Racial and Linguistic Diversity, according to WalletHub, a personal finance social network that conducted the in-depth analysis.
